Youth advocate Emma Lembke returns to the show, digging into how and why big tech creates addicts of kids who use social media.  Technology, she says, dumbs down Gen Z while it consumes their mental health and privacy.  Co-founder of the Log Off Movement, Emma discusses how legislation and lawsuits could protect children from the predatory tactics of Big Tech.

Additional resources:

Episode 59, "Media Mirage" on Conversation Balloons  https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jw8ky4z4YGSk6EZcS8NEO

Log Off Movement, logoffmovement.org

Design It for Us, designitforus.org

Tech(nically) Politics, technicallypolitics.org

Socialmediasafety.org

Scrolling2death.com